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VT 26.3.13

Outside my window a new day approaches. Dawn accompanied by the song of early birds and the scolding chatter of squirrels is much more pleasant than the piercing ring of an alarm-clock. In less than hour (or two) marchers/demonstrators/placard-holders/concerned citizens/disenfranchised members of the community/zealots/bigots/the curious/tourists and assorted gawkers will gather at the steps of the Supreme Court where inside nine justices will deliberate on the issue of marriage equality in America. It's pretty hard to say that they will be deciding on the definition of marriage (see DOMA and Prop 8); which, unless one peers behind the veil of popular culture and accepted 'world history,' may seem irrefutable and impermeable. Instead the real decision will be whether or not certain groups of individuals can continue to enjoy the benefits and privileges of a certain type of societal contract currently unavailable to others because of a extremely narrow interpretation of historical precedent. Seems archaic and un-American, as well as against the true spirit of democracy, doesn't it? As well as contrary to the teachings of a more inclusive, more forgiving, more benevolent Creator. The world watches and waits . . .

Peeps, Whether in town or country, evidence of untethered creativity is ample. Sometimes it is found hidden beneath the homiest diner's counter-top or tucked under highway overpasses far beyond the reach of the most distant satellite-city. Or briefly glimpsed from the train window while whizzing towards Union Station or Metropark where bustling commuters intent on: making it in for early meetings/drop off at day-care/pick-up dry-cleaning (or get picked up at the 6:30 happy-hour) can scarcely make out the images precariously situated on roof-top water-towers/derelict apartment's north-facing wall/just above the shop sign for beer, wine, and cigarettes, which to many, seem hallucinatory. Human-beings clustered in tight quarters and hurling through space display puzzling behavior made even more extreme by the fear of: missing a connection/getting a parking ticket/losing one's favorite table/being reprimanded or replaced or rejected/discovering that everyone else had been i…